Lupus syndrome after parvovirus B19 infection.
Systemic lupus erythematosus is uncommon in elderly individuals. A 72-year-old woman developed parvovirus B19 infection followed by a systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome with persistent thrombocytopenia and Raynanud's phenomenon. Few cases of systemic lupus erythematosus after parvovirus B19 infection have been reported, and none had thrombocytopenia.
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Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, La Milétrie Teaching Hospital, Poitiers, France.
Roblot
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Ramassamy
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Becq-Giraudon
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000209:etiology*; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology